GIPC ranking “The Trump Administration knows that strong and reliable intellectual property protections are necessary for American business to succeed,” said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “The Department of Commerce and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are proud to have restored American leadership in the protection of intellectual property, which will ensure continued American innovation and invention long into the future.”
“As the global intellectual property space becomes increasingly competitive, we must continue to fuel American innovation through a reliable, predictable, and high-quality patent system,” said Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Andrei Iancu. “I am proud of the USPTO’s work to secure the rights of inventors and brand owners to fulfill our constitutional mandate.”
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/united-states-moves-international-rankings-patent-protection
-why not just pass some pro-patent acts, like Stronger Patent Act, to get into the first place?